Radio interview with Detlef Bothe (by renowned German Bond expert Siegfried Tesche:
https://www.ndr.de/k...efbothe100.html
Talks a bit about his role and the casting process. Casting was in Innsbruck (Austria), with several other candidates. When finally he had the role, the first thing he had to do was to sign an 8 page confidentiality statement (one of the pages consisted of a list about how much he has to pay in which case of breach).
Currently at work with not much time to translate it properly, maybe tonight if there's any need.